NAME

       lookbib - search bibliographic databases

SYNOPSIS

       lookbib [-i string] [-t n] filename ...

       lookbib --help

       lookbib -v
       lookbib --version

DESCRIPTION

       lookbib  prints  a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input is not a terminal), reads from
       the standard input a line containing a set of keywords, searches the bibliographic databases filename ...
       for references containing those keywords, prints any references found on the standard output, and repeats
       this process until the end of input.  For each database filename to be searched, if an  index  filename.i
       created by indxbib(1) exists, then it will be searched instead; each index can cover multiple databases.

OPTIONS

       Whitespace is permitted between a command-line option and its argument.

       --help Display a usage message and exit.

       -istring
              When  searching  files for which no index exists, ignore the contents of fields whose names are in
              string.

       -tn    Only require the first n characters of keys to be given.  Initially n is 6.

       -v
       --version
              Display version information and exit.

FILES

       filename.i
              Index files.

SEE ALSO

       refer(1), lkbib(1), indxbib(1)